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Life is all about having fun so if you're not living, you're not having any fun.Atsme Talk 📧

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Atsme is not just a writer, she's award winning...she won a place in the psycho ward.

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How Woke Are We?

 * Re: the above Bloomberg article, "not very" is quite accurate, but I remain cautiously optimistic that once RECENTISM dies down, things will greatly improve.


 * No need to elaborate further on that particular quote. Some will be able to relate, whereas others will find it insulting. For more info, see Wikipedia @ 20. You may decide to submit your own essay. Atsme  Talk 📧 14:03, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

Putting things in perspective
I was reading FRAMBAN in an attempt to improve my understanding of what happened. Lo and behold, nestled quietly in one of the comments was a wikilink to the essay, Wikipedia does not need you. The following paragraph drew my undivided attention: Atsme Talk 📧 05:47, November 30, 2019


 * Darn it. Is nothing sacred?? ... and have we got nooooooos for you!!Martinevans123 (talk) 12:23, 30 November 2019 (UTC)

Hope you're doing well
Hi there Atsme,

It's been quite a while since I reached out to periodically work on my assignments for the famed Atsme's NPP school! But in taking a look at the NPP school project page, I saw you marked yourself down as going on an indef break and are no longer training. So I just wanted to reach out and check in on you--I hope and pray that all is well. Would love to be under your tutelage sometime again in the future.

Let me know how you are, and if ever you need it, I am always open to lend an ear. —  That Coptic Guy ping me! (talk) (contribs) 00:04, 23 February 2024 (UTC)


 * What a pleasant surprise! Thank you for stopping by and sharing your kind thoughts, ! I’m still around, just not as active here now as before, but still helping when I have time, and keeping an eye on my emails. I’m also active on VRT over at Commons. My newest hobby is trying to learn a bit more about coding, but with no aspirations (or ability) to be a developer, and then came LUA and AI, and my synapses quit firing. I may take you up on your offer of an ear, and any extra eyes you can spare!!😂 What I’m most looking forward to now is getting back to warm and sunny Bonaire where life is simple and fun! ❤️🤗 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Atsme (talk • contribs) 08:03 February 23, 2024 (UTC)


 * I'm jealous, Atsme! Do you live in Bonaire now or are you just there on vacation? I'm happy you're finding some stress relief and expanding your hobbies - but please know you'll forever be valued here on WP--at least on enWiki--as a fine editor. And yeah, the future of coding is a big topic of discussion with the advent of AI, to your point. Will software engineering be the new elevator operator? Only time will tell. But we will never NOT need valuable human editors on this project, so don't be a stranger! ;) —  That Coptic Guy ping me! (talk) (contribs) 17:20, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

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May thanks
Thank you for improving articles in May! - Today's story mentions a concert I loved to hear (DYK) and a piece I loved to sing in choir, 150 years old (OTD). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:06, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Today's story is about Samuel Kummer, one of five items on the Main page - more musing on my talk --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:43, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

+ June
Thank you for improving article quality in June! - Today we have a centenarian story (documentation about it by Percy Adlon) and an article that had two sentences yesterday and was up for deletion, and needs a few more citations. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:08, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

+ July
Thank you for improving article quality in July! - Today's story is about a photographer who took iconic pictures, especially View from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Manhattan, 9/11, yesterday's was a great mezzo, and on Thursday we watched a sublime ballerina. If that's not enough my talk offers chamber music from two amazing concerts. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:59, 20 July 2024 (UTC)